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panetta was pressed about the president's involvement. he said he learned about the assault while meeting with mr. obama. mr. obama told him to deploy forces as quickly as possible, but panetta did not speak to the president after that. >> the event was over before -- >> it lasted almost eight hours and my question to you is during that eight-hour period, did the president show any curiosity about how's this going, what kind of assets do you have helping these people? did he ever make that phone call? >> look. there's no question in my mine the president of the united states was concerned about american lives. >> well, with all due respect i don't believe that's a credible statement if he never called and asked you, are we helping these people, what's happening to them. snopa any ta also said that he supported a plan to help and president obama decided against it. >>> also on capitol hill the drone strike was an issue and john brennan was key. brennan defended the program. he said drone strikes are used against targets that pose an immine
panetta was pressed about the president's involvement. he said he learned about the assault while meeting with mr. obama. mr. obama told him to deploy forces as quickly as possible, but panetta did not speak to the president after that. >> the event was over before -- >> it lasted almost eight hours and my question to you is during that eight-hour period, did the president show any curiosity about how's this going, what kind of assets do you have helping these people? did he ever...
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then a military farewell for leon panetta. senator ben cardin talks to employees at the national institutes of health. >> first lady helen taft on discussing politics. >> i had always had the satisfaction of knowing almost as much he about the politics and intricacies of any situation. i think any woman can discuss with her husband topics of national interest. i became familiar with more than politics. >> helen taft, whose husband, william howard taft, was the only man to serve as president and supreme court justice. c-span is new original series, first ladies, image and influence. produced with the white house historical association, sees in one begins presidents' day, february 18, and 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> former president bill clinton discussed the issues of jobs, immigration, health care, and gun-control. he is introduced by maryland congressman steny hoyer. >> i understand the next speaker does not need an introduction. but then i would not have anything to say. so you k
then a military farewell for leon panetta. senator ben cardin talks to employees at the national institutes of health. >> first lady helen taft on discussing politics. >> i had always had the satisfaction of knowing almost as much he about the politics and intricacies of any situation. i think any woman can discuss with her husband topics of national interest. i became familiar with more than politics. >> helen taft, whose husband, william howard taft, was the only man to...
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this is from the hearing with panetta and dempsey. they are asked about the memo sent up the chain to hillary clinton where she says she didn't see it. dempsey, chairman of the joint chief and secretary of defense asked about it specifically. >> you said previously you were aware of that. >> i was aware of the communication back to state department. >> when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago she had a clear eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that really a credible statement? if she didn't know about the ambassador's cable on august 15 saying we can't defend this place? >> i don't know if she didn't know about the cable. >> she said she didn't. >> are you stunned that she didn't? >> i'm call myself surprised. >> we are surprised. >> this is from the ambassador who is later killed that said this is indefensible. we are attacked we'll die. the secretary of state for whom this ambassador is working didn't see it, so that is issue number one on the prehistory. secondly on the day of the attack, the president had a
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clears the senate, panetta remains a lame-duck defense secretary. that includes having to attend the nato defense ministry meeting in brussels next week. joining me now is michelle who served as a top pentagon official in this administration and is the co-founder of the center for new american security. what are the issues do you think as we have this sort of interim prospect with a filibuster and sort of a drip, drip, drip of different accusations against chuck hagel that every time he defends against one theshgs bring up another excuse. it's kich like whack-a-mole. >> when you look at all the different crisises, the different issues, the threat of sequestration coming, we need a smooth transition for the defense secretary. i think, you know, president obama has made his choice. i think we would ail like to see the senate act on that choice, and let's get on with it. let's move forward. >> this seems to have also emboldened critics. perhaps there would have been anyway because the issues are so controversial with targeted killings and belief that n
clears the senate, panetta remains a lame-duck defense secretary. that includes having to attend the nato defense ministry meeting in brussels next week. joining me now is michelle who served as a top pentagon official in this administration and is the co-founder of the center for new american security. what are the issues do you think as we have this sort of interim prospect with a filibuster and sort of a drip, drip, drip of different accusations against chuck hagel that every time he defends...
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>> leon panetta is never fully checked out. there's nothing going unsecure. there's no lapse in power structure at the pentagon. >> panetta still gets daily briefings, updates on the war in afghanistan and signs deployment orders but president obama wants the new guy. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> but if hagel gets confirmed, can he work with congress after the bruising nomination fight? >> he comes in to office lacking political capital and that's exactly what you need as a secretary of defense. >> so if panetta is confirmed, one of the first decisions he may have to make is how to deal with military spending cuts if there is no budget deal with congress and nothing upsets congress more than cuts in spending in their own home states. so the beginning of the bumpy ride for chuck hagel may happen as soon as he's confirmed, if he is confirmed. jim? >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. and we now can take you out to chicago where president obama is getting started with his remarks. he is in his hom
>> leon panetta is never fully checked out. there's nothing going unsecure. there's no lapse in power structure at the pentagon. >> panetta still gets daily briefings, updates on the war in afghanistan and signs deployment orders but president obama wants the new guy. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> but if hagel gets confirmed, can he work with congress after the bruising nomination fight? >> he comes in to...
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. >> today was supposed to be leon panetta's last day as secretary of defense. >> he is staying on the job longer. tara mergener has more. >> good morning. the vote to advance chuck hagel's nomination fell short yesterday. it could be another 10 days before a new secretary of defense takes the helm. >> on this vote, the yeas are 58. >> the senate did not meet the threshold to move the nomination to a final vote. >> this is a high school, 24 a football game. we are trying to confirm somebody to run the defenses of this country. >> after two days of nomination on the floor, the republicans have information to seek, they should be allowed to do that. >> republicans are holding up the process. they want more details about the diplomatic mission in benghazi. >> i believe senators have the right to have those questions answered. >> critics say the administration has not been forthcoming. president obama says republicans are playing politics with national security. >> i need a secretary of defense who is coordinating with our allies to make sure our troops are getting the kind of mission they
. >> today was supposed to be leon panetta's last day as secretary of defense. >> he is staying on the job longer. tara mergener has more. >> good morning. the vote to advance chuck hagel's nomination fell short yesterday. it could be another 10 days before a new secretary of defense takes the helm. >> on this vote, the yeas are 58. >> the senate did not meet the threshold to move the nomination to a final vote. >> this is a high school, 24 a football game....
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president obama is praising defense secretary leon panetta tonight. he spoke at the military's farewell tribute today in virginia and credited panetta with accomplishing one of his administration's greatest achievements. >> your leadership of the cia will forever be remembered for the blows that we struck against al qaeda and perhaps the greatest intelligence success in american history. delivering justice to osama bin laden. president obama nominated former nebraska senator chuck hagel to replace panetta. the senate recently postponed its vote on hagel's nomination. >>> we hope you are not heading to the northeast region. you can't get there at this point, right, doug? >> you really can't. i-95 not looking too bad. new york city, a lot of wet roadways, the snow coming down. not too heavy now. it's expected to increase over the next couple of hours. our weather, not bad here either just yet. over the next few hours, our weather will deteriorate as the winds pick up. 42 degrees right now. a few showers around. most down to the south. again, 7:00 p.m.,
president obama is praising defense secretary leon panetta tonight. he spoke at the military's farewell tribute today in virginia and credited panetta with accomplishing one of his administration's greatest achievements. >> your leadership of the cia will forever be remembered for the blows that we struck against al qaeda and perhaps the greatest intelligence success in american history. delivering justice to osama bin laden. president obama nominated former nebraska senator chuck hagel...
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this was supposed to be panetta's last day on the job but he said he'll stick around until a new secretary jof defene is picked. >>> prosecutors in south africa say it was premeditated and more serious charges are coming. the track star known as the blade runner openly cried in court this morning and emma hurd was in court. >> reporter: oscar pistorius broke down in tears, his father trying to comfort him. they've brought in their top prosecutors to handle this case. it's setting the stage for real courtroom drama here. it was a return to the global stage for all the wrong reasons. the world famous athlete before a south african court charged with murdering his supermodel girlfriend. reeva steenkamp was shot allegedly by oscar pistorius. it looked like a valentine's day gone wrong but something more sinister. they're now obsessed with the south africa golden boy. the secure gated compound in pretoria where pistorius lives is protected. michael sokolove, a writer for "the new york times" received a surprising invite during his time,er er. ing a story in 2012. >> he said, hey do, you want go
this was supposed to be panetta's last day on the job but he said he'll stick around until a new secretary jof defene is picked. >>> prosecutors in south africa say it was premeditated and more serious charges are coming. the track star known as the blade runner openly cried in court this morning and emma hurd was in court. >> reporter: oscar pistorius broke down in tears, his father trying to comfort him. they've brought in their top prosecutors to handle this case. it's setting...
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. >> democrats on their talking point list, as leon panetta won't be manning the ship and the country will be without a defense secretary. that's not true. >> no, that isn't true. the white house pulled back on that. maybe they were going to do that but that wasn't a good idea. he's not happy about it. leon panetta, who thought he would get on plane the end of this week and fly back to the monterey peninsula in california, instead will stay on the job and go overseas to a secretary defense minister meeting in europe. so another week on the job. he compared it to groundhog day. >> chris, would you stick with me for breaking news? i want to get your perspective. we're looking now -- i think you can see it there at our d.c. bureau, that's where the president will make remarks at hyde park academy. he's expected to talk about gun violence and push hard on his initiatives for tougher legislation on guns. chicago is an interesting place to do that. it's got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, yet the murder rate and viciousness in terms of violent crime leads the nation in some ca
. >> democrats on their talking point list, as leon panetta won't be manning the ship and the country will be without a defense secretary. that's not true. >> no, that isn't true. the white house pulled back on that. maybe they were going to do that but that wasn't a good idea. he's not happy about it. leon panetta, who thought he would get on plane the end of this week and fly back to the monterey peninsula in california, instead will stay on the job and go overseas to a secretary...
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coming up at 7:15, what this means for the current defense secretary, leon panetta. yesterday was supposed to be his last day on the job. he says he's looking forward to coming back to monterey to take care of his ranch. >> yeah. >>> a lot of people are off. they don't have to work like you and i. it's presidents day. you are still watching the commute. >> that's right. i'm gonna be here on monday, too. >> i know you will be here, too. it will be the same even better on monday. some people don't have to go to work. some people will. we're looking at the commute on some of the major freeways. there are people out there, westbound on 80 as you drive out to the macarthur maze. no major problems. but it's not as busy as it normally is. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, that's lighter. there is a little bit of a delay. we don't even bother with the traffic time. 101 northbound at 37 they are clearing a crash there with a little bit of slow traffic, southbound 101 in that area. 7:08. let's go to steve. >>> mostly clear skies. there's just a few little hints of some fog
coming up at 7:15, what this means for the current defense secretary, leon panetta. yesterday was supposed to be his last day on the job. he says he's looking forward to coming back to monterey to take care of his ranch. >> yeah. >>> a lot of people are off. they don't have to work like you and i. it's presidents day. you are still watching the commute. >> that's right. i'm gonna be here on monday, too. >> i know you will be here, too. it will be the same even better...
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. >>> leon panetta will remain the defense secretary for at least a few more days. republicans in the senate have blocked a vote on chuck hagel's nomination. and since congress is in recess for the president's day holiday, the next time the nomination can be taken up is a week from monday. president obama accused republicans of playing politics. but they deny it. >>> and also, senator frank lautenberg makes it official. he will not run for his current term. he is the oldest member of the senate. he will not seek a sixth term. that eliminates a primary battle between newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker. he's announced his intent to run for the senate in december. >>> and rahm emanuel is reportedly considering a white house run in 2016. "the daily beast" says imew ema would run if hillary clinton does not. emanuel used to be president obama's chief of staff, in addition to working in the clinton white house, as well. we just had the inauguration. already, the chatter about 2016. >> throwing it in. >> it's always the next election. >> what's coming up next? >>> and
. >>> leon panetta will remain the defense secretary for at least a few more days. republicans in the senate have blocked a vote on chuck hagel's nomination. and since congress is in recess for the president's day holiday, the next time the nomination can be taken up is a week from monday. president obama accused republicans of playing politics. but they deny it. >>> and also, senator frank lautenberg makes it official. he will not run for his current term. he is the oldest...
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leon panetta painting a frightening picture about how the white house responded, or didn't. was there a crisis in leadership. >> we have a new cohost, his name is norman and he's the scooter dog. >> he's a diva. >> all right. >> he's getting ready for the show. so are we, "fox & friends" on this snowy saturday morning starts right now. >> hi folks, this is larry, you're watching "fox & friends," if you ain't, why not? >> all right, let's get to the big story, the extreme weather at this hour. a monster snowstorm is pounding the northeast in new england. this morning more than half a million homes and businesses are without power. the blizzard also blamed for at least four deaths. >> we have fox team coverage in new york city. rick reichmuth is outside our studio in manhattan and anna in central park. rick, let's start with you. >> ana or me. >> anna, she's better looking. >> no question. >> guys, are we going to anna first? >> okay, good morning to you guys. we're in central park right now in midtown manhattan. it's gorgeous, there's 8 inches of snow on the ground. it looks
leon panetta painting a frightening picture about how the white house responded, or didn't. was there a crisis in leadership. >> we have a new cohost, his name is norman and he's the scooter dog. >> he's a diva. >> all right. >> he's getting ready for the show. so are we, "fox & friends" on this snowy saturday morning starts right now. >> hi folks, this is larry, you're watching "fox & friends," if you ain't, why not? >> all right,...
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coming up at 5:15 what that means for lee john panetta. yesterday was supposed to be his last day on the job. >>> time now 5:05. there is a new investigation at the california department of park and recreation maintained a hidden cash surplus for more than 20 years. that is longer than earlier reports. investigation by the california state auditor tracked the surplus that goes back to 1993. last july a $20 million hidden cash surplus at that agency was found. it came at the same time the department was moving to close down 70 state parks because of budget cuts. >>> if you are flying in or out of san francisco this weekend you may run into delays. a construction project we've been talking about could cause a slow down for flights again. one of the main runways will close at 10:00 tonight and stay shut down until 8:00 monday morning. air traffic could be cut from 60 aircraft an hour to 30 an hour. >>> time now 5:06. we want to keep everything moving on the roads at least. that is sal's department. you're watching the east shore scene everyth
coming up at 5:15 what that means for lee john panetta. yesterday was supposed to be his last day on the job. >>> time now 5:05. there is a new investigation at the california department of park and recreation maintained a hidden cash surplus for more than 20 years. that is longer than earlier reports. investigation by the california state auditor tracked the surplus that goes back to 1993. last july a $20 million hidden cash surplus at that agency was found. it came at the same time...
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that means out going secretary of defense leon panetta's retirement has been delayed. he has to head to the pentagon for another ten days. he seems to be taking it in stride. >> the second best valentines present would be to allow civil i have and i to get the hell out of town. [ laughter ] i feel like it's ground hog day around here. >> reporter: many senate republicans say they will vote to confirm hagel once they get their hands on the information they are requesting. why they say they feel so strongly about getting those answers before voting when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:17. san leandro police looking for a man escaped while being handcuffed. last night police stopped him outside of a hotel for a traffic violation. police say he got out of his car and tried to run away but a police officer tackled him. that officer handcuffed one hand before he broke loose. he actually tried to grab the police officers gun. swat teams spent five hours searching for him. he's wanted on charges of battery on an officer. as
that means out going secretary of defense leon panetta's retirement has been delayed. he has to head to the pentagon for another ten days. he seems to be taking it in stride. >> the second best valentines present would be to allow civil i have and i to get the hell out of town. [ laughter ] i feel like it's ground hog day around here. >> reporter: many senate republicans say they will vote to confirm hagel once they get their hands on the information they are requesting. why they...
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military wants to give them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out to a joystick world intro pilots who wage their battles far from the front line so to find out more about i'm not joined live here in the studio by. you know very nice to have you here in the studio so what does an american serviceman have to do in order to get it well basically an american serviceman that he's the he's a drone pilot the man who says they're in operate the drone all he says he has to do is just to sit somewhere at a base seven of those bases are located in the united states and then several are lucky to have broad he basically has to sit in his seat and guide the drone and that is about it that's it the extent of accomplishment now there is a point being made about this new medal which is going to come out and that is it is going to be given for active duty which does not involve valor so i guess they're being somewhat fair there however this medal will be ranking a ball of the bronze star which is usually g
military wants to give them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out to a joystick world intro pilots who wage their battles far from the front line so to find out more about i'm not joined live here in the studio by. you know very nice to have you here in the studio so what does an american serviceman have to do in order to get it well basically an american serviceman that he's the he's a drone pilot...
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military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the so-called distinguished warfare medal which we handed out to joystick wielding drone pilots and wage war from the battles a fall from the frontline earlier in the program here are these are going to explain to me exactly what it takes to get the brand new award. so your signature you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it takes to get it to get a medal which is supposed to rank higher than the bronze medal which is given out to people who actually perform combat duty but according to the pentagon criteria i'm going to cite it here it will be recognizing a single act that directly affects the combat operation does not involve and the act of valor and warrants that award higher than the bronze medal so instead of having to go to the front line and risk the extreme bloody violence there you can just sit in your recliner with a joystick and maybe a couple for example and just wage war from about a thousand miles away. perhaps there is a
military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the so-called distinguished warfare medal which we handed out to joystick wielding drone pilots and wage war from the battles a fall from the frontline earlier in the program here are these are going to explain to me exactly what it takes to get the brand new award. so your signature you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it takes to get it to...
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military wants to give them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out to joystick world intro pilots who wage their bottles fall from the front line to find out more about i'm not joined live here in the studio by aussies. you know very nice to have you here in the studio so what does an american serviceman have to do in order to get it well basically an american serviceman that he's the he's a drone pilot the man who says they're in operate the drone all he says he has to do is just to sit somewhere at seven of those bases are located in the united states and then several are broad he basically has to sit in his seat and guide the drone and that is about it that's because the extent of his accomplishment now there is a point being made about this new medal which is going to come out and that is it is going to be given for active duty which does not involve valor so i guess they're being somewhat fair there however this medal will be ranking a ball of the bronze star which is usually given for
military wants to give them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out to joystick world intro pilots who wage their bottles fall from the front line to find out more about i'm not joined live here in the studio by aussies. you know very nice to have you here in the studio so what does an american serviceman have to do in order to get it well basically an american serviceman that he's the he's a drone...
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military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the so-called distinguished warfare medal which we handed out to joystick wielding drone pilots and wage war in the battles a fall from the frontline earlier in the program here are going to explain to me exactly what it takes to get the brand new award. so you're cygnus here you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it takes to get it to get a medal which is supposed to rank higher than the bronze medal which is given out to people who actually perform combat duty but according to the pentagon criteria i'm going to cite it here it will be recognizing a single act that directly affects the combat operation does not involve an act of valor and warrants it award higher than the bronze medal so instead of having to go to the front line and risk the extreme bloody violence there you can just sit in your recliner with a joystick and maybe a couple for example and just wage war from about a thousand miles away. perhaps there is the perhaps there
military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the so-called distinguished warfare medal which we handed out to joystick wielding drone pilots and wage war in the battles a fall from the frontline earlier in the program here are going to explain to me exactly what it takes to get the brand new award. so you're cygnus here you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it takes to get it to get a...
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military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out joystick will doing drawn pilots who wage their battles far from the front line and to find out more now i'm joined here in the studio by. so what is it american servicemen have to do to win one of those well basically to be frank the american serviceman has to do very little other than sit around in a chair and point mouse click and then direct the drone of the. satellite to voice that was supposed to hit with a drone but really it's it's an award which is supposed to reward a military act in a military operation which does not involve an act of valor it will be a ranking of all the bronze star but will be below a silver star both of these of course are given for who are action in combat this medal by the way you can see it right here is actually not even that hasn't come out yet it's just something that's in the making however. it will be given out to two pilots of drones again people who sit around in and in various locations arou
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meanwhile in his last public appearance before retiring the pentagon chief leon panetta admitted he backed the plan of arming syrian rebels however the white house reportedly vetoed the idea russia has envoy to the un told r t that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria exclusive interviews coming your way in about two hours time but here is a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are where we're active and that then original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will triumph was completely unrealistic but i mean do notice this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of enter influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly of the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition so the fact they simply say that they themselves ar
meanwhile in his last public appearance before retiring the pentagon chief leon panetta admitted he backed the plan of arming syrian rebels however the white house reportedly vetoed the idea russia has envoy to the un told r t that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria exclusive interviews coming your way in about two hours time but here is a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did...
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he was defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by a senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the u.n. told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but only turkey an exclusive interview is coming your way in the next hour but here's a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists where we were active and that then original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will try else was completely unrealistic but i mean they're not as this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of mentor of influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly of the main source of weapons and support for
he was defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by a senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the u.n. told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but only turkey an exclusive interview is coming your way in the next hour but here's a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean...
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defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by a senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the u.n. told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but only turkey an exclusive interview is coming your way in the next hour but here's a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in the radical islamists so we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will throw you off was completely unrealistic but i mean do notice this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of an influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition
defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by a senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the u.n. told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but only turkey an exclusive interview is coming your way in the next hour but here's a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the...
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filling the currency meanwhile in his last public appearance before retiring the pentagon chief leon panetta admitted he backed the plan of arming syrian rebels however the white house reportedly vetoed the idea russia was on void to the un told r.t. that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria the full version of vitaly churkin exclusive interview is on our web site r.t. dot com. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are where we're active and that then original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will try elf was completely unrealistic but i mean do notice this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of enter influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly of the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition so the fact they simply say tha
filling the currency meanwhile in his last public appearance before retiring the pentagon chief leon panetta admitted he backed the plan of arming syrian rebels however the white house reportedly vetoed the idea russia was on void to the un told r.t. that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria the full version of vitaly churkin exclusive interview is on our web site r.t. dot com. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the...
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outgoing defense secretary leon panetta told a senate commit they he, former secretary of state hillary clinton and former cia director david petraeus all advised the president to ship weapons to the rebels. the president said he decide against it out of concern that the arms would find their way to terrorists. a fischerman caught a great white shark and then his troubles really began. that's just ahead.en it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ ♪ fixodent, and forget it. the machine showed me a map of my feet and it gave me my custom number. my arches needed more support until i got my number at the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. i'm a believer! and you will be too! learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. if you're living with moderate to severe crohn's disease, and it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's dis
outgoing defense secretary leon panetta told a senate commit they he, former secretary of state hillary clinton and former cia director david petraeus all advised the president to ship weapons to the rebels. the president said he decide against it out of concern that the arms would find their way to terrorists. a fischerman caught a great white shark and then his troubles really began. that's just ahead.en it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh...
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. >> today was expected to be leon panetta's last day but he is staying on longer. >> tara mergener is here to tell us why. >> it could be another 10 days before a new secretary of defense takes the helm. the senate fell two vote short of advancing chuck hagel's nomination. the senate once more information on the attack in benghazi. the white house accuses republicans of playing politics in wartime. another vote is scheduled for chuck hagel's confirmation. >> is the confirmation expected to happen? >> it actually is, that republicans have concerned about his temperament. republicans will allow a simple vote after the recess. it is looking good at that point for chuck hagel. >> how unusual was yesterday's vote? >> the senate has only rejected nine nominees. 21 were withdrawn. two times have they impose the 60 vote threshold. but never for the present's pick for the defense secretary. >> tara mergener, thank you. >> 5:27. 31 degrees at the airport. >> candidates have until noon today to file. >> a fake rice? the message the star running back is sending out about avoiding the other ray ri
. >> today was expected to be leon panetta's last day but he is staying on longer. >> tara mergener is here to tell us why. >> it could be another 10 days before a new secretary of defense takes the helm. the senate fell two vote short of advancing chuck hagel's nomination. the senate once more information on the attack in benghazi. the white house accuses republicans of playing politics in wartime. another vote is scheduled for chuck hagel's confirmation. >> is the...
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military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out joystick will doing drawn pilots who wage their battles far from the front line and to find out more now i'm joined here in the studio by. so what is it american servicemen have to do to win one of those well basically to be frank the american servicemen has to do very little other than sit around in the chair and point mouse click and then direct the drone of the. satellite to voice that was supposed to hit with a drone but really it's it's an award which is supposed to reward a military act in a military operation which does not involved in act of valor it will be a ranking of all the bronze star but will be below a silver star both of these of course are given for who are action in combat this medal by the way you can see it right here is actually not even that hasn't come out yet it's just something that's in the making however. it will be given out to two pilots of drones again people who sit around in and in various locations a
military wants them firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of the distinguished medal which will be handed out joystick will doing drawn pilots who wage their battles far from the front line and to find out more now i'm joined here in the studio by. so what is it american servicemen have to do to win one of those well basically to be frank the american servicemen has to do very little other than sit around in the chair and point mouse click and then...